AR-RIAYAH : Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar Vol. 7, No.1, 2023 IAIN Curup – Bengkulu l p ISSN 2580-362X; e ISSN 2580-3611 http://journal.iaincurup.ac.id/index.php/JPD DOI: 10.29240/jpd.v7i1. 6717| p. 73-88 Pendidikan Karakter Siswa dalam Meningkatkan Kesadaran Kebersihan Lingkungan di MIN 3 Aceh Barat Cut Nanda Nadia Rahmah 1 , Hanifuddin Jamin 2 , Abidah 3 1,2,3 STAIN Tengku Dirundeng Meulaboh cutnandanadiarahma02@gmail.com 1 , hanifstainmbo@gmail.com 2 , abidah8383@gmail.com 3 Abstract: Character education is an effort made by an educator that aims to instill good behavior in students. In an effort to increase awareness of environmental cleanliness MIN 3West Aceh adopts a policy to implement character education that is aware of environmental cleanliness for students. This study aims to determine student character education in increasing awareness of environmental cleanliness at MIN 3 West Aceh. This study used a qualitative approach with data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation, while data analysis techniques used descriptive methods with an inductive approach. The results of this study indicate that student character education in increasing awareness of environmental cleanliness at MIN 3 West Aceh includes (1) the existence of a self-development program including daily routine activities, spontaneous, exemplary, and school conditioning. (2) There are supporting and inhibiting factors for character education that are aware of environmental cleanliness in West Aceh MIN 3. The supporting factors include teachers, infrastructure, the role of parents and cooperation between the head of the madrasa, teachers and students. While the inhibiting factor is the unavailability of two types of segregated trash bins and the character of the students. (3) The strategies used in this research include carrying out routine activities, the cleanliness ambassador program, following good guidelines and monitoring and advising students when they make mistakes such as littering. Keywords: Student Character, Character building, Conscious of environmental cleanliness Abstrak: Pendidikan karakter merupakan usaha yang dilakukan oleh seorang pendidik yang bertujuan untuk menanamkan perilaku yang baik pada diri peserta didik. Dalam upaya meningkatkan kesadaran kebersihan lingkungan MIN 3 Aceh Barat mengambil kebijakan untuk menerapkan pendidikan karakter sadar kebersihan lingkungan pada siswa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pendidikan karakter siswa dalam meningkatkan kesadaran kebersihan lingkungan di MIN 3 Aceh Barat. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang mengumpulkan data dengan tekhnik observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi, sedangkan tekhnik analisis data menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan